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CAREERS AT MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FOR HEALTH (MDH) OCTOBER 2017

Laboratory and Supply Chain Officer

Description

Management and Development for Health (MDH) is a not for profit organization addressing public health priorities by working with the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children; as well as academic and non-academic institutions to address the problems of tuberculosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS, nutrition, maternal and child health and to undertake initiatives to advance public health research, education, and services for improving the lives of people.

MDH seeks to recruit competent individuals to fill the following vacancies:

LABORATORY AND SUPPLY CHAIN OFFICER – KAGERA

JOB SUMMARY:

Laboratory and Supply Chain Officer is self-motivated individual who will be responsible for providing oversight to Laboratory support services and supply chain for HIV/AIDS care and treatment programs at the regional level in the aspect of diagnostic, safety and quality assurance. The position reports to the Regional Project Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities:

A. LABORATORY ACTIVITIES

• Ensuring MDH supported sites meet national standard for laboratory practice required to support all project activities, including capacity building of laboratory personnel through training and mentorship.

• Ensure smooth and timely availability of EID/HVL test results from testing laboratory back to the hubs and finally to facilities

• Ensure all the HVUEID related data are documented, kept and easily accessible for reporting

• Ensure that all testing points participate fully on EQA program, i.e., receive EQA samples, perform the tests and submit results in time with proper record keeping.

• Ensure that all participating testing sites perform well on EQA program by providing supportive visits and mentorship to low performing sites

• Ensure that all HVUEID sample collection hubs are functional and Carry out need assessment to identify areas for improvement at all hubs.

• Ensure reliable means and monitor sample and results transportation between facility-hubs and testing laboratory Build capacity for the hubs to monitor samples and results transportation with good record keeping

• Assist in the calibration of instruments; performance of preventative and corrective maintenance, function checks, and repairs on instruments and equipment.

• Work together with the CHMTs in the provision of technical assistance and supportive supervision to district laboratory network.

o Facilitate trainings on good practice in health commodities Logistics systems for

o MDH site staff;

o Collaborate with National, regional and district levels to conduct a mentorship program

• Ensures uninterrupted supply of HIV/AIDS commodities at all MDH supported sites by

o Annual forecasting and budgeting of needs in HIV/AIDS commodities including lab commodities for each single site/district during planning

o Ensuring that each single site/district has two to three months buffer stock off all HIV/AIDS commodities including lab reagent and consumables and assist in redistribution of products when out of stock

o Providing technical assistance to Regional/district pharmacists and sites in forecasting and ordering of ARVs and related commodities from the MSD.

o Ensuring that technical procedures for procurement, distribution and dispensation are respected at all sites according to the standard operating procedures.

o Keep track of drug flow between stores and MDH supported sites and continuously update and educate site staff on developments and issues related to new drug formulations, national and zonal ARV and 01 drugs stocks update

o Provide TA to districts/sites to maintain the inventory of drugs and laboratory commodities and reagents that are present at beth drugs stores and all ot MDH supported site pharmacies

o Make sure that all dispensing rooms at the various sites have the necessary infrastructure and are able to function efficiently.

o Assist R/CHMTs members to conduct monthly audit of 10 sites per district to. ensure that all supplies including drugs and laboratory reagents reach its intended beneficiaries.

• Play key role in the development of proposals, budgets, work plans and reports related to MDH activities concerning pharmaceuticals and drugs commodities management

• Liaising with the Pharmaceutical and Supply chain adviser and municipal counterparts on quarterly basis to address any concerns or problems that they are faced with regarding supply chain issues of HIV/AIDS/Malaria commodities and related supplies.

• Actively participate and advise management in solicitation and writing of proposals for new grants/business development

• Identify questions for operational research and actively lead OR to demonstrate best practices in ARVs and related commodities supply chain system management

• Actively perform supportive supervisions to MDH supported sites, and use these supervisions to strengthen their capacity on issues related to supply chain management

• Carry out any other job related responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor,

REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

• Degree in Medical or Bio-medical Laboratory Sciences

• Master in public health will be considered an advantage

• Trained en SLMTA or CLSI mentorship program for accreditation

• Experience working with CHMT will be an added advantage

• Work experience in HIV/AIDS care and treatment program will be considered an advantage

• Ability to identify and work with ether partners and collaborators in the relevant field

At least five year of working in a Pharmaceutical and Supply chain leadership positio

Interested candidates for any of the above positions, an application letter, a detailed copy of their CV and names and contact information (email addresses and telephone numbers) of three work related referees to the Human Resource Manager by 15th October 2017, through e-mail hr@mdh-tz.org

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Director of Programs

Description

Management and Development for Health (MDH) is a not for profit organization addressing public health priorities by working with the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children; as well as academic and non-academic institutions to address the problems of tuberculosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS, nutrition, maternal and child health and to undertake initiatives to advance public health research, education, and services for improving the lives of people.

MDH seeks to recruit competent individuals to fill the following vacancies:

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS – DAR ES SALAAM

Located at MDH Head office in Dar es Salaam and reporting to The Chief Executive Officer

Job summary:

Under the guidance of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Director of Programs will oversee all technical programs and projects. S/he will oversee the coordination and administration of all aspects of an ongoing programs and projects in terms of planning, organizing, staffing, leading, monitoring, controlling and ensuring intended results are achieved efficiently and economically within the agreed time frame. The Director of Programs will be an integral part of the Senior Management Team.

Essential duties and responsibilities

Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Develop new initiative-to support the strategic direction including long-term goals and objectives to achieve the successful outcome

• Ensuring program and project results are achieved in a timely manner, efficiently and economically

• Develop annual budgets and work plan to support programs and participate fully in evaluation framework to assess the strengths of the program according to set targets – and identify areas for improvement, setting and implementing strategies to achieve project results.

• Ensure program operate within the approved budget, monitor and approve program expenditure requests

• Ensure program activities operate within the MDH, donors”and government policies and procedures

• Oversee and supervise the day to day project activities, manager, deputy director, functional project managers/officers by providing technical assistance.

• Participate in relevant meetings with donors and other partners/stakeholders

• Take a lead and active role in providing technical inputs in various project funds proposal development processes and to be submitted for funds applications from donors

• Take lead in supervising and monitoring implementation of program objectives and planned activities.

• Review and evaluate programs/projects challenges and successes and adopt and successes and adopt and apply consistently best practices and strategies to achieve program and project goals.

• Support Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer in preparing for materials,

• presentations, reports for the board and board committee meetings

• Work closely with other departmental leaders to help program and projects achieving results

• Undertake any other work assigned by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer.

Requirements:

Education and experience

• Postgraduate degree equivalent of Masters Degree or PhD in Public health

• A background with Degree of Medicine is an added advantage.

• Skills in program and project management

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

• Program and project data analysis, interpretation, dissemination and make evidence based decisions to improve performance

• Ability to mobilize resources for programs, projects and operations

• Experience in developing, maintaining and scaling up public health programs

• 5 years in donor funded program management, 3 years at a senior level

• Extensive years of experience in successful proposal development

Personal attributes

• Pro-active and innovative attitude

• Ability to work independently

• Strong team leader and player

• Proposal writing skills

• Strong organizational skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

To apply dandidates for any of the above position should submit an application letter a detailed CV and names and contact informations and telephone numbers and 3 work lelated referees to the human resouece manager by 15 October 2017 though email hr@mdh-tz.org

Deadline is 15 October 2017

Source: The Guardian 2/10/2017

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